Museum of Science and Industry

The whole Museum will be closed on Tuesday 23 March as a result of essential work needed as part of the redevelopment of Main Building.  We apologise for any inconvenience caused.  For full details of this exciting project, click here.

Experience the sights, sounds and smells of real operational steam engines that powered mills all over the North West and helped to shape our world. Find out how they work and learn about the amazing history of power in these fascinating, in-depth demonstrations of one of the many engines on display by one of our experienced Presenters.